MrSugarCube
01-10-2005, 20:01
A major updated has just been released upon the website!
The first thing to notice is that the theme has been changed. You can see we now have brand new images, created by Sully, and that the background and font colours have changed to make the site look a lot more impressive.
Next, there are many background changes which will probably never be noticed. This includes extra security and error prevention, which are important for pages to work correctly.
Finally, we have many additions to the site, both in current and new pages, most of which I will mention here. New pages have been marked with (New).
LOTHLORIEN
This contains general pages of the site that can't be grouped together into a different category.
Latest News
The news page now gives the option to only show news from a specific category, such as news related to script updates.
By scrolling down to the bottom of the page, there is also now a link to 'Old News', which will allow you to browse through all the news ever posted on the site.
Downloads
The downloads page now provides an alternate link to each download. As each download is hosted on both an FTP and HTTP server, you can use this to pick between the two if you are unable to download from the other.
Server Status (New)
This simply opens up the shard's status page in a new window.
Screenshots (New)
The screenshots page will allow us to easily post screenshots on the website. Currently there is only a few available as an example of how the page will work, but we plan on expanding these as soon as possible.
Houses (New)
This page lists every single house available to the players. You will be able to select a house to view an image of it, along with details such as the size and cost. You also have the option of selecting a specific house floor to view.
Support (New)
This contains two new sections of the site.
The first is a 'Support FAQ', which replaces the old FAQ page. This contains all of the questions that the old FAQ page did, along with many other questions that players may ask.
The other page is a method of contacting the staff with problems you have if you are unable to contact us ingame. By filling in the support form, which also allows you to attach a relevant file (such as a screenshot), a member of staff can reply to you through the website, rather than you having to contact each member of staff via e-mail.
Contact
This page has been updated to split the staff into different groups - Administrators, Gamemasters and Counselors. This allows you to easily identify a member of staff by their position rather than searching an alphabetical list.
Vote (New)
This page contains links to both the Vote sites that we are registered with. You will also notice that the 'Top200' vote link ingame and IRC will now take you to this page.
ACCOUNTING
This contains account-related pages.
Register
The registration page now requires new users to enter their e-mail address twice to ensure they spell it correctly. There is also a checkbox to automatically sign you up to the mailing list (See Below).
Request Password (New)
This page will allow players to easily request their password if they have forgotten it. By entering your account name an e-mail containing your details will be sent to the address used to register the account, and by entering your e-mail address an e-mail will be sent containing the details of the account it was registered with.
Mailing List (New)
This page will allow you to sign up to our mailing list, which is seperate from the registration list. The new site will give us the ability to send a 'newsletter' to every e-mail address registered to the mailing list. You will only be sent these newsletters if you sign up to this seperate list (and confirm it through a confirmation e-mail).
SHARD RULES (New)
This section contains all the pages related to the shard's rules.
Player
This is the usual rules page that we're all used to (those of us that read them at least ;)).
Staff (New)
This contains the rules that the staff must abide to.
Summary (New)
This page summarises the rules into a simple table which shows the punishments for the breaking of each specific rule.
FEATURES (New)
This is a new section of the site, which contains pages dedicated to specific features of our shard which aren't skill-related. Features can be added, amended and removed as needed. To start us off we have the following features written up and posted: Armour Restriction
Black Market
Bulk Order NPCs
Dungeon Chests
Events
Experience System
Houses
Lothlorien Dungeons
Magic Skill Items
Player Vendors
Race Tracks
Runic Weapons
Ship Building
ARTICLES
The articles page of the site has now been moved out into a full section displayed on the navigation bar. As new articles are added they'll be found here. Spooky's PvP Guide thread has been converted into an Article and added here.
ADMIN MENU
Oh wait.. you don't get to see this.. :D
CRAFTABLES (New)
This new section contains a list of all the crafting skills. By selecting a skill you can view a list of every single item which can be crafted with this skill, along with the exact resources and skill amounts required to make it. There is also a search page which will allow you to search for a specific item and/or skill.
SKILLS
There have been a few more updates to one or two of the skills, more specifically the Alchemy and Inscription pages, which now link to the relevant Craftables page and contain more general information about themselves.
Hopefully there aren't any issues with these updates. They have gone through a lot of testing to make sure they work. Any bug reports will be appreciated.
Any comments on these changes are welcome.
The first thing to notice is that the theme has been changed. You can see we now have brand new images, created by Sully, and that the background and font colours have changed to make the site look a lot more impressive.
Next, there are many background changes which will probably never be noticed. This includes extra security and error prevention, which are important for pages to work correctly.
Finally, we have many additions to the site, both in current and new pages, most of which I will mention here. New pages have been marked with (New).
LOTHLORIEN
This contains general pages of the site that can't be grouped together into a different category.
Latest News
The news page now gives the option to only show news from a specific category, such as news related to script updates.
By scrolling down to the bottom of the page, there is also now a link to 'Old News', which will allow you to browse through all the news ever posted on the site.
Downloads
The downloads page now provides an alternate link to each download. As each download is hosted on both an FTP and HTTP server, you can use this to pick between the two if you are unable to download from the other.
Server Status (New)
This simply opens up the shard's status page in a new window.
Screenshots (New)
The screenshots page will allow us to easily post screenshots on the website. Currently there is only a few available as an example of how the page will work, but we plan on expanding these as soon as possible.
Houses (New)
This page lists every single house available to the players. You will be able to select a house to view an image of it, along with details such as the size and cost. You also have the option of selecting a specific house floor to view.
Support (New)
This contains two new sections of the site.
The first is a 'Support FAQ', which replaces the old FAQ page. This contains all of the questions that the old FAQ page did, along with many other questions that players may ask.
The other page is a method of contacting the staff with problems you have if you are unable to contact us ingame. By filling in the support form, which also allows you to attach a relevant file (such as a screenshot), a member of staff can reply to you through the website, rather than you having to contact each member of staff via e-mail.
Contact
This page has been updated to split the staff into different groups - Administrators, Gamemasters and Counselors. This allows you to easily identify a member of staff by their position rather than searching an alphabetical list.
Vote (New)
This page contains links to both the Vote sites that we are registered with. You will also notice that the 'Top200' vote link ingame and IRC will now take you to this page.
ACCOUNTING
This contains account-related pages.
Register
The registration page now requires new users to enter their e-mail address twice to ensure they spell it correctly. There is also a checkbox to automatically sign you up to the mailing list (See Below).
Request Password (New)
This page will allow players to easily request their password if they have forgotten it. By entering your account name an e-mail containing your details will be sent to the address used to register the account, and by entering your e-mail address an e-mail will be sent containing the details of the account it was registered with.
Mailing List (New)
This page will allow you to sign up to our mailing list, which is seperate from the registration list. The new site will give us the ability to send a 'newsletter' to every e-mail address registered to the mailing list. You will only be sent these newsletters if you sign up to this seperate list (and confirm it through a confirmation e-mail).
SHARD RULES (New)
This section contains all the pages related to the shard's rules.
Player
This is the usual rules page that we're all used to (those of us that read them at least ;)).
Staff (New)
This contains the rules that the staff must abide to.
Summary (New)
This page summarises the rules into a simple table which shows the punishments for the breaking of each specific rule.
FEATURES (New)
This is a new section of the site, which contains pages dedicated to specific features of our shard which aren't skill-related. Features can be added, amended and removed as needed. To start us off we have the following features written up and posted: Armour Restriction
Black Market
Bulk Order NPCs
Dungeon Chests
Events
Experience System
Houses
Lothlorien Dungeons
Magic Skill Items
Player Vendors
Race Tracks
Runic Weapons
Ship Building
ARTICLES
The articles page of the site has now been moved out into a full section displayed on the navigation bar. As new articles are added they'll be found here. Spooky's PvP Guide thread has been converted into an Article and added here.
ADMIN MENU
Oh wait.. you don't get to see this.. :D
CRAFTABLES (New)
This new section contains a list of all the crafting skills. By selecting a skill you can view a list of every single item which can be crafted with this skill, along with the exact resources and skill amounts required to make it. There is also a search page which will allow you to search for a specific item and/or skill.
SKILLS
There have been a few more updates to one or two of the skills, more specifically the Alchemy and Inscription pages, which now link to the relevant Craftables page and contain more general information about themselves.
Hopefully there aren't any issues with these updates. They have gone through a lot of testing to make sure they work. Any bug reports will be appreciated.
Any comments on these changes are welcome.